USPTO Patents Application 10505182

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APPLICATION NO.

FILING DATE |

FIRST NAMED INVENTOR

ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.

CONFIRMATION NO.

10/505,182

08/18/2004

Michael Haubmann

52131/DBP/M521

3710

23363 7590 07/03/2007

CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP
PO BOX 7068

PASADENA, CA 91 109-7068

EXAMINER

BUI PHO, PASCAL M

ART UNIT

PAPER NUMBER

2878

MAIL DATE

DELIVERY MODE

07/03/2007 PAPER

Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.

The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication.

PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)

Response to Rule 312 Communication

Application No.

10/505.182

Applicant(s)

HAUBMANN. MICHAEL

Examiner

Pascal M. Bui-Pho

Art Unit

2878

-- The MAILING DATE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address -

1 . M The amendment filed on 18 June 2007 under 37 CFR 1 .312 has been considered, and has been:

a) □ entered.

b) 13 entered as directed to matters of form not affecting the scope of the invention,

c) □ disapproved because the amendment was filed after the payment of the issue fee.

Any amendment filed after the date the issue fee is paid must be accompanied by a petition under 37 CFR 1.313(c)(1)
and the required fee to withdraw the application from issue.

d) □ disapproved. See explanation below.

e) □ entered in part. See explanation below.

Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to Pascal
M, Bui-Pho whose telephone number is (571) 272-2714. The examiner can nonvally be reached on Monday through Friday:
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Pascal M, Bui-Pho
Examiner, Art Unit 2878
29 January 2007

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
PTOL-271 (Rev. 04-01)

Reponse to Rule 312 Communication

Part of Paper No. 20070629